31.9% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Thornleigh · Suburb / Locality
Language in Thornleigh
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 32% of people in Thornleigh speak a language other than English at home, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a diverse community where many residents use a second language, though most still speak English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 31.9% of residents use a language other than English, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. While English is the main language for 66% of the population, others commonly speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic or Hindi, and 4.6% of people speak little or no English.
4.6% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Thornleigh
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Thornleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13866/thornleigh/topic/language